How I Saved Over $20K on a Luxury European Vacation
All the Hacks with Chris Hutchins
Intro
This chapter details a lavish vacation to Europe, highlighting how the hosts saved over $20,000 using savvy travel hacks and points. They share insights into booking strategies and discuss their evolving podcast format as it relates to travel planning.
#192: Here's how we saved over $20,000 on our recent Europe trip! Learn how to use award flight tools to score affordable business-class tickets, maximize hotel loyalty programs for luxury stays, and find incredible travel deals. We’ll also review highlights from our trip, including top restaurants, airport experiences, Olympic events, and so much more!
Link to Full Show Notes: https://chrishutchins.com/save-20k-luxury-europe-trip
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Resources Mentioned
Flight Tools
- Ep #166: Best Tools for Booking Flights with Points & Miles with Greg the Frequent Miler
- AwardTool ($20 off annual plans with code ALLTHEHACKS)
- Seats.Aero
- PointsYeah
- point.me
- avianca lifemiles+ Program
- Direct Flights: FlightConnections
Hotel Tools
- Ep #167: Best Tools for Booking Hotels with Points & Miles with Greg the Frequent Miler
- Awayz ($10 for ATH listeners and 50% off for ATH members)
- Rooms.Aero
Chris' Airline/Hotel Transfer Partner Spreadsheet
Hotels
Car Rental Tools
Restaurants
- Paris: Arnaud Nicolas
- Palma: Vandal
Places in Mallorca
- Hotel: Cap Rocat | Sea Club Restaurant
- Cities: Sóller | Palma de Mallorca
- Catedral de Mallorca
Credit Cards
- Cards Page
- American Express® Gold Card
- Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card
- Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card
ATH Podcast
- Newsletter
- Membership
- Follow & Review on Apple Podcasts
- Email us for questions, tips, deals and feedback
- Ep #175: Booking Summer Travel Award Flights (34:35)
- Ep #184: Chris’ Summer Award Travel Update (06:27)
- Ep #187: 42 Travel Planning Tips & Tricks from Travel Pro Leigh Rowan
- Ep #188: My Must-Have Products and Services for Life, Work and More
Full Show Notes
(00:00) Introduction
(03:02) Getting the Best Deal on Our Flights
(06:07) How to Book Flights Using Transfer Partners
(10:30) Why We Decided Not to Take Our Kids on This Trip
(13:34) How We Planned Our 40th Birthday in Europe
(17:58) Leveraging Credit Card Welcome Bonuses For Hotel Perks
(23:33) How We Booked Our Hotel in Paris
(26:39) Booking Our Intra-European Flights
(33:12) Renting a Car in Mallorca
(34:29) How We Booked Tickets to the Olympics
(36:34) The Flight Experience to Paris
(43:35) A Review of the Hyatt Paris Madeleine
(46:00) Arnaud Nicolas: A Michelin Guide Restaurant
(47:11) Our Olympic Experience
(53:13) A Review of the Paris-Orly Airport and Transavia Flights
(56:20) What It's Like in Mallorca
(58:21) Why We Would Give Cap Rocat (Mallorca) a Perfect Score
(1:02:11) Bora Bora vs. Mallorca
(1:03:57) Things We Did in Mallorca
(1:07:41) Quick Review of Condor Airlines
(1:13:01) Overall Takeaway on Europe
Connect with Chris
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